you probably know this, but beware

[dracken1]

beware emails from people usually in incorrect english wanting to know more about what you are selling.
as they have a 3rd party interested

such as this one
"Good Day
I am xxxxxxx , i buy all kind of goods for various client(customers) and there is a customer of mine who is really interested in buying your (TRIKES) so please i will like you to provide more informations for me on this TRIKES, and the prices.
So that i can quickly contact my client to let him what to do and how to get the (TRIKES)
Please include a picture of the TRIKES in your next mail if available.so i can show it to my client.
Best regards.
Looking forward to hearing from you"
firstly my advert was for trike bodies not trikes.

and as i'm nice and diplomatic this was my reply

"hi there
due to the wording of your email i.e. referring to "trikes" when i am only advertising
trike bodies.
plus i do not deal through third parties.
i have to decline your request at this present time.

thank you
wynne "
this is a well known scam that should'nt really catch out anyone in the uk due to our banking regulations

[devon-tony]

yeah if this is the same scam, then they have even got set up fake payment websites, like secpay etc, the fraud is very hitec and impressive, but know of a massive case where this backfired against the guy LOL

someone in the UK tried to buy a laptop from a guy in the states, they came to an agreement regarding payment etc, they were going to use a third party system, this is popular on e-bay and is normally safe, but this one was a rip off, basically to cut a long story short, the guy managed to get in contact with people in the UK, that lived close to the guy here that was trying to have him over, loads of people online donated a couple of quid for this guy in the states to send a toy laptop to the british guy, and declared that the value was $2000, therefore was a high tax etc to be paid on it, but matey doesnt care as his fake website has told the US guy that the payment for the laptop is currently being held by them and will be released when the guy gets his laptop, ( but is all lies as is a fake website), so matey in london goes to the FEDEX office, pays something like £300 in tax and shipping etc, take the package back to his shop, and this is where it got funny, people all over the world were following this story, and soon there was people outside with laptops etc with cameras filming the whole thing and showing it online, but sadly we never got to see the face of the guy when he realised that the tables had been turned on him and he had been stitched up instead of the US guy, his place was a barbers with an internet cafe also, so a couple of the london people changed the screensavers on the PC's to a lil message regarding the scam LOL

was really a good refreshing read :)

[triker_gal]

beware emails from people usually in incorrect english wanting to know more about what you are selling.
as they have a 3rd party interested

such as this one
"Good Day
I am xxxxxxx , i buy all kind of goods for various client(customers) and there is a customer of mine who is really interested in buying your (TRIKES) so please i will like you to provide more informations for me on this TRIKES, and the prices.
So that i can quickly contact my client to let him what to do and how to get the (TRIKES)
Please include a picture of the TRIKES in your next mail if available.so i can show it to my client.
Best regards.
Looking forward to hearing from you"
firstly my advert was for trike bodies not trikes.

and as i'm nice and diplomatic this was my reply

"hi there
due to the wording of your email i.e. referring to "trikes" when i am only advertising
trike bodies.
plus i do not deal through third parties.
i have to decline your request at this present time.

thank you
wynne "
this is a well known scam that should'nt really catch out anyone in the uk due to our banking regulations
Just so happened to recieve the very same email today about my power trike, cheeky feckers,, think i'll tag them along ;) :D

[Claymore]

beware emails from people usually in incorrect english wanting to know more about what you are selling.
as they have a 3rd party interested

such as this one
"Good Day
I am xxxxxxx , i buy all kind of goods for various client(customers) and there is a customer of mine who is really interested in buying your (TRIKES) so please i will like you to provide more informations for me on this TRIKES, and the prices.
So that i can quickly contact my client to let him what to do and how to get the (TRIKES)
Please include a picture of the TRIKES in your next mail if available.so i can show it to my client.
Best regards.
Looking forward to hearing from you"
firstly my advert was for trike bodies not trikes.

and as i'm nice and diplomatic this was my reply

"hi there
due to the wording of your email i.e. referring to "trikes" when i am only advertising
trike bodies.
plus i do not deal through third parties.
i have to decline your request at this present time.

thank you
wynne "
this is a well known scam that should'nt really catch out anyone in the uk due to our banking regulations
I recieved the same email twice this week, i reported it to the ISP from which the email was sent and they replied to tell me they are Algerians trying to launder money for terrorists!!! :eek:

[dracken1]

heh triker gal you get my email concerning trike fenders?

[triker_gal]

heh triker gal you get my email concerning trike fenders?
I sure did matey, and its much appreciated, as soon as i got some dosh i'm gonna try and get some. thanks again xxx :D

[Blue]

beware emails from people usually in incorrect english wanting to know more about what you are selling.
as they have a 3rd party interested ...

this is a well known scam that should'nt really catch out anyone in the uk due to our banking regulations

I had one a couple of weeks ago wanting to buy the Bulldog Bash Custom Show!!

[DeadKennedy]

I had one a couple of weeks ago wanting to buy the Bulldog Bash Custom Show!!

Did you sell it? :D

[FLACCID]

There is a guy out ther who goes by the name of Ron Paulick.He answered my ad for my trike.He sounded a bit dodgy so I kept him at bay but last week I received a cheque for 4 grand from Nigeria via registered mail.I then received an email from him saying that the shipping company will be contacting me once the monies were cleared.I deposited the cheque and it showed up as cleared on Thursday.Saturday morning I received a letter from my bank saying that they've withdrawn the cheque because it was fraudulent/counterfeit.It was an obvious scam from the start and I also suspect that DATABASE-SHIPPING-COMPANY from Amsterdam are in on it to.I've emailed this geezer and told him that the cheque has cleared and am awaiting instructions and pick up times from the shipping company.I will be waiting for them with my baseball bat and my trike safely tucked away.I'll keep you all posted........By the way,the dickheads email address is [email]ronpaulick@myway.com. Look out for him!

[triker_gal]

Here's the reply they then send you........


Thanks for the response .i have contacted my client he said he's ok with the price and he will issue to you a cheque of £2800 pound after you send the following info: your
full name..................
address............ ............
phone number.......
The money is for to you deduct your money and send the balance to the shipper when the cheque clears in your bank for 3-5 days or you go your nearest cashing points to cash the money so that the shipping company can come for the pick-up the same day you received the cheque.Thanks and i will be looking forward for your urgent response


(more details will follow......)

[Blue]

Did you sell it? :D

Well, I'm quite tempted - and then watch when they came to collect the Custom Show from the Bulldog! :D

[toots&purple]

seems weve all had em,we had a cheque sent us for 6k.this nigerian geeza [said his name was nelson phillips] then wants me to post him the diffrance in dosh straight away,[cos he knows the cheque will bounce 3 days latter] western union money transfers is what they always want.Any dosh they send will bounce,even if it shows up in your account as there,its not.You will be liable for missing funds after cheque bounces!Mostly cheques wrote from stolen cheque books,so the cheques are genuine,it takes the system a few days to realize there stolen&bounce,thats few days is what they take advantage of,should be shot! :rolleyes:

[FLACCID]

Well......this Ron Paulick has been phoning me for the last 2 mornings(international call with number witheld)I kept him on the phone for about half an hour each time then about 20 minutes ago he rang me again so I told him that I was a copper,that the cheque was fraudulent and that I had kept him on the phone deliberately to trace his call.Guess what?He hung up on me,well how rude!This is the address that was on the back of the registered letter with the cheque in.It's more than likely false but he might use it again to try and scam someone else so look out for it!
40 MARYLAND CLOSE
CT R.A IKEJA
LAGOS STATE
NIGERIA 23401
He said that he also has links in Barcelona and Amsterdam.

Wouldn't you just love to meet up with him?

[triker_gal]

I've given my details , but had no reply as yet.......

........ do you think they'll visit personally ?? Oh i do hope so, just gonna sharpen my dog's teeth and mine while I'm at it :D